dark elf

dark elf
a) (Old Norse mythology) One of a race of elves who live underground, and often but not always correlated with the dwarves.
b) (Teutonic mythology) A male ancestral spirit who may protect the people. They are generally light-avoiding, though not necessarily subterranean.

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